Im a young librarian in central Arkansas, and this blog is about my life, interests, goals, dreams, and favorite recipes! Blogging primarily about my life as someone with Hashimoto's who is gluten free and my new momhood.

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Tuesday, June 19, 2012

My current fiance proposed on Thanksgiving day in 2011 and we are getting married on October 6, 2012. At the time of our wedding we will have been together for 3 years, been raising a teenager for a year, and been homeowners for a year and a half. No one can say we are "starting our life together" in a "normal" fashion.

Valentine's Day 2010

I started my wedding planning early .... in January. The first step I took in planning my big day (not including those bridal magazines) was to buy my dress. I knew that my dress would set the tone of the day and it had to be perfect! I think I tried on 50 different dresses at 3 different shops before I found the one!

Michael and I knew from the outset that we wanted our wedding to be outside. Neither of us feel like the inside of a church is ever "pretty" and we felt that a garden wedding was more suitable to our personalities. I live in Arkansas, which is full of beautiful parks and nature and we live near Hot Springs, AR which is full of beautiful historic homes. I never thought it would be hard to find a venue, but boy were our options limited! Most of the outdoor venues in our area either did not have a backup location in case of rain or limited us to less than 20 guests! Finally we found it, the Old Mill Wedding Chapel. The Old Mill had a beautiful garden area, an indoor chapel, and a great indoor reception hall that was pre-decorated and gorgeous!